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Grade 10, 12 students will have regular classes, rest once a week: education minister
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Education Minister Dipu Moni today informed the parliament that classes at schools will resume on a limited scale.
The minister said they have instructed all secondary schools and colleges to complete preparations for reopening by February 4. We will take decisions on the matter (reopening schools) after analysing the Covid-19 situation and after consulting with National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19, Dipu Moni said while discussing Bangladesh Technical Education Board (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
She said that the government will bring classes 10 and 12 students back to schools and colleges for the sake of their preparation for public exams.
Only the 10th and 12th graders have to attend classes in person every day while other secondary school and college students may visit their classrooms once a week when their educational institutions reopen during the pandemic.
The government will decide when to reopen the schools after analysing the situation and consulting with the National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19, Education Minister Dipu Moni told parliament yesterday.
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) on Friday instructed all schools and colleges to complete their reopening preparations by February 4.
She said the government will bring students of classes 10 and 12 back to schools and colleges for the sake of their studies ahead of the SSC and HSC exams.
Preparations on to reopen schools on a limited scale
Say officials
The challenge is not just to reopen but also to keep the schools operating safely, and help children recover their learning loss. Photo: Star Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
The government has opened a discussion on resumption of the classes at schools on a limited scale from next month.
It is considering to take this year s Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary Certificate examinees to classrooms first, said a top official who attended a virtual meeting of high officials of the education and primary and mass education ministries yesterday. Implementation of these plans depends on approval from government high ups, the pandemic situation and directives of the National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19, said the official.